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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">New surf housing! </span><br style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Purchased from CMT housings. Great costumer service and was able to create some custom toys for me to hopefully blow Washingtons mind :) </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foam dances atop a wave breaking at sunset</td></tr>
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Thursday, I got taxed by the ocean, due to the error of not properly securing my gear.<br />
Trying to swim back with my camera gear in both hands and no fins was not a fun game, and almost ended very badly for me. "Luckily" for me, an 8 foot face wave picked me up and threw me over the falls. As I braced myself for impact, my hand let go of the strobe. Once the turbulence of the incoming wave faded I popped my head out of the water as I gasped for air. In front of me was my strobe floating among the sea foam being dragged out to sea as another larger wave threatened to break. I made my decision and dove after the strobe. Reaching it just in time.<br />
The euphoria of having it back in my grasp was short lived, as the oncoming wave pounded me. Again, My strobe was ripped from my fingertips. This time I was sucked back out as more waves pounded the shore. My strobe no where to be seen.<br />
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A few other images I've taken since my last post.<br />
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And then, after one switch of the nob the strobe goes from not outputting any power to full blast! Too bad I realized 10 minutes too late, and missed out on the epic sunset.<br />
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Obviously, these aren't Jaw dropping images. But I am pleased at the direction I'm moving in, and can't wait till my next sunset in the surf. <br />
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I got the idea this week to slave my strobe to my surf housing. Spent all day trying to get the fiber optic cable to sync with the strobe. <br />
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Girlfriend's off work by 6:40, sunset at 6:58. <br />
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After a 35 minute drive to sandy's, we arrive at the tail end of the sunset. Oh well, I'll test the strobes in the dark (this will cost me later)<br />
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My camera settings were all over the place, and aiming the strobe is more difficult then I would have thought. ... But, the strobe fired, and the results show that there is some potential. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shore break at night. </td></tr>
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My strobe hand kept getting submerged before the camera, so I think I need to hold the strobe with the hand closest to shore.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">water falls onto my camera</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div>Remember when I said it would cost me? Well it was time to pay my dues. A larger set rolled in. I saw it and tried to dive into the wave as the lip was crashing down. Since I have the camera in one hand and the strobe in the other I dove straight in, both hands straight out like an olympic swimmer. The result was the wave slamming my housing into my head. </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I was the first to jump in the water. Once the bubbles cleared away I was greeted with a spectacular site. Thousands of fish everywhere.<br />
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About 90' below the bait fish, a group of yellow fin tuna circled.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow fin tuna</td></tr>
</tbody></table>But I couldn't float in awe for too long, I needed to tie off the jet ski to the buoy. I did this pretty nervously, constantly looking behind my shoulders as sharks circled. <br />
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Once Paul got in the water the sharks came to investigate. One shark, a smaller female, was very curious making us both a little nervous. She would swim straight in, bumping our fins from the back and from the front we had to push her away. Eventually we got our cool back and we were able to enjoy the attention. <br />
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Whenever the shark tours would leave or swap boats all the sharks at the cage would come and investigate us. The next five minutes would be spent pushing away the bombardment of shark snouts. Eventually they would lose interest and we would be back to diving in peace. <br />
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I'm not sure how I feel about riding on the sharks fin. While I have done so in the past, I think I have moved on. Seeing it now as too invasive for the sharks. My friend however wanted a few shots, and since he was generous enough to take me out shark diving, I obliged. <br />
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I just wish he would have at least helped pick off the parasites ;)<br />
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<div>The new location Is great, and I hope to get a few more shark dives in before the winter swells hit!<br />
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1.75 hour drive to the west side of the island...<br />
My freedive Fins break! <br />
<br />
Wait! Dolphins! Grab my duck fins and the day turns epic! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A spinner dolphin <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">(Stenella longirostris)</span> breaches in front of tour boat</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com" title="Spinner dolphins"><img alt="hawaiian spinner dolphins" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/i-VRCKc7H/0/S/i-VRCKc7H-S.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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The bay the dolphins are located in is nothing but sand, and as I am waiting for the dolphins to pass* by me again, I notice the sand floor is littered with odd markings. I imagine they are from the dolphins digging their snouts in search of food.<br />
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I take a closer look and sure enough, Crab shrapnel is everywhere. <br />
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">* (hint) Like most animals, chasing a dolphin will lead to it moving away from you. Rarely will it actually result in closing the distance between you and the dolphin.</span></div><div><br />
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<br />
You see, about the same time I left for photography school my old dive buddy got a low level sponsorship with Xcel. He gets "x" amount of free gear a year and in return he sends them (mostly) self-took portraits, and promotes his awesome gear across the web.<br />
<br />
From my perspective it was a straight forward request; company ask for photos, professional photographer forwards estimate with reasonable day rate and fees. <br />
<br />
However, I can see from his point, "a company is going to spend...Whoa! That much to take photos of me!?" It's pretty incredible that a school teacher can have the support of a large company like Xcel.<br />
<br />
It took a few emails, but he was finally swayed to forward my estimate.<br />
<br />
Once the estimate was approved it was all about getting down to business. <br />
<br />
Opelu:<br />
During our warm up a large school of 2000+ bait fish drifted into us. As I floated at the jet ski getting ready for a warm up dive, a turtle lazily swims through the bait fish as he ascends to the surface. In one cohesive unit the opelu circle around the turtle, giving me an idea. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xcel diver sims through huge school of fish</td></tr>
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The first day we had horrible visibility and a slight current. When the vis is bad the submarine stays at a deeper depth. A little too deep for me and my camera. If it wasn't for the opelu, the day would have been a complete wash. <br />
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Day 2: <br />
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The reshoot went amazing, great vis, no current, and a "shallower" depth.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xcel diver sees what submarine sees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xcel freediver ascends from depths normally reserved for submarines </td></tr>
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Lifestyle: <br />
45 minutes the following evening was set for the lifestyle shots: <br />
1 (beautiful) assistant,<br />
2 speedlights,<br />
some great results:<br />
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Working with Xcel was a great experience. Not only does the company produce superb equipement, the art director was a pleasure to work with. Hopefully more jobs will come in the future.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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"How cool would it be to get video of me holding my breath in all these random places!"<br />
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Breath-holds in Random Places (BRP): The idea is to get video of me doing statics underwater, in unusual places, in the presence of wild predators, or with interesting scenery.<br />
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My first Video of BRP:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Paul pets a shark" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/762658140_egk3Z-S.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Pet shark" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freediver pets a galapagos shark<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a child we have experiences that we carry with us for the rest of our lives, and form us into the adults we are today. These experiences do not have to be big, they can indeed be very small, a look given to you after a bad or good deed, being teased, or maybe just a story. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back in kindergarden I had one of these character altering experiences. We had a guest speaker at the school. I really can't remember why she was invited to speak at the school, but I do remember one of the storys she presented. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was of her garden. This guest speaker had a green thumb and loved her garden. Every morning rain or shine she would be out in her garden. On an early spring morning she saw a baby spider weave a web in-between two leaves in her favorite plant...her tomato plant I think it was. Being a serious gardener she knew that the spider would only benefit the life of her most favorite plant, so she let this little spider's home stay. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://actionbyderek.smugmug.com/Animals/spiders-1/13909468_SFWHe#1021097777_3KvtL-A-LB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title=""><img alt="" src="http://actionbyderek.smugmug.com/photos/1021097777_3KvtL-S.jpg" title="Garden spider and web" /></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The next morning as she was maintaining her garden, methodically making her way to her favorite plant, she was struck with an idea, "If the spider helps my tomatoes, then helping the spider helps me." So by the time she made it to the tomato bush she had caught a plant devouring insect to feed to the spider. She watched in awe as the aphid was quickly subdued by the spiders and eagerly devoured. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every morning she continued her routine, with the added task of feeding her spider. A week into the feeding, she said that the spider which she apply named "Charlotte" was able to recognize her and would run out from under her shaded leaf into her web. By the end of the month, she was able to pet Charlotte before it was fed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The spider was officially habituated to her presence. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Humans have a unique gift where we are able to understand and interact with animals. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shaun Ellis lived with a wild wolf pack in Idaho for two years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thesquigglyline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/photo_biography.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://thesquigglyline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/photo_biography.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Charlie Vandergraw lives with grizzly bears 6 months out of the year</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogto.com/archives/oct0305_grizzlyman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://www.blogto.com/archives/oct0305_grizzlyman.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Some sharks have been known to act like your fellow canine and nudge divers to be petted. I've personally seen galapagos sharks recognize a certain diver and nuzzle their nose into them to be petted .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5usnMtNVyp8?rel=0" width="425"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">You'll find most people believe that we should leave animals alone, and that any interaction will change their behavior. Well I got news, our over population of earth is already changing nature. In a bad way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As a shark diver, I believe that interacting with sharks helps the public views of the animal. When Mr. Ellis lived with the wolves he learned valuable information that helped farmers with alternatives in protecting their livestock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Humans have an innate ability to understand, adapt, and transform behaviors to fit in with the animal kingdom. We should stop fighting against nature. Learn to adapt, except and excel with our world.</div><br />
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</div>The majority of underwater photographers are very pro-conservation. Some even going to the lengths of boycotting movies when scenes were not filmed with proper underwater etiquette. So it comes at no surprise that the UW photography community often holds little love for the spearfishing community.<br />
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</div><div>But wait, the spear fishermen spend a lot of time in the water learning fishes behavior and how to "call" them close. This could be a very useful tool to a cameraman who is trying to get a fish in for the right shot. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Here are some tricks that I've learned while hanging out with the spearos: </div><div><br />
</div><div>Flashers - Predatory fish love things that sparkle. I have used everything from glueing on reflective tape to my fins to keep large fish around, to dropping spoons to get them curious and in the right spot.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Dusting - Some fish like to eat little bugs and worms that live in the sand. Animals like Rays will chomp down and the sand will plume out of the gills. Smaller fish will come right in to see if there is anything left they can scavenge on. To simulate this all we have to do is toss a little bit of sand up, and fish will come running for lunch. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Tapping rocks- I'm guessing the reef chompers like the Uhu ( parrot fish) make some noise when grinding on the reef. Tap two rocks together and you're mimicking the sound, other fish will come on in to see whats so tasty. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Grunting - Many types of fish will grunt when another fish is entering their territory. Capitalize on the fish's curious nature to get them to check you out. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>But I think the biggest thing that I have learned from the spearos is how to blend in with the environment. Using the terrain, staying still, and for god sake, NO bubbles. Unless you are a freediver, you would never imagine how most fish feel uncomfortable with the bubbles of a scuba tank.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Underwater/marine-life/Honu/16233622_K6Zmm#1291464424_8zRQHnn-A-LB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="swimming with the hawaiian sea turtle, Chelonia mydas"><img alt="swimming with the hawaiian sea turtle, Chelonia mydas" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Underwater/marine-life/Honu/i-8zRQHnn/0/S/hawaiian-sea-turtle-Chelonia-S.jpg" title="swimming with the hawaiian sea turtle, Chelonia mydas" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><b>green sea turtle</b> (<i><b>Chelonia mydas</b></i>)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><b>green sea turtle</b> (<i><b>Chelonia mydas</b></i>)</span></td></tr>
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I also got word that this beach is a prime spot for hammerhead pups, Jun-Aug. So more trips are on the way.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Derek Broussard photographing surf ;)" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/i-VRmLj5d/0/S/i-VRmLj5d-S.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Small surf day on the west side... Its a hard life ;)" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small surf day on the west side....Its a hard life ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Small surf on west Oahu, hawaii." src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/i-VvntQB2/0/S/i-VvntQB2-S.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Small surf on west Oahu, hawaii." /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My view</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Small surf on west Oahu, hawaii." src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/i-cgSwsp7/0/S/i-cgSwsp7-S.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Small surf on west Oahu, hawaii." /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside a glass house</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="jello love" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/i-JWfwv5K/0/S/i-JWfwv5K-S.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="jello love" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jello love</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know, I just like the water shrapnel at the end. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Print Displayed at Killertacos, North shore Oahu</td></tr>
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After my visit to Killertacos, I headed to the north shore shore break made famous by<a href="http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/"> Clark Little</a>, Ke Iki beach. It was a stormy weekday morning and the beach was completely empty. A good thing for me; I needed some alone time to refresh my ability to be comfortable in surf and an empty beach would spare me the embarrassment of others seeing. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Strike the sea with your rod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look up reveals a ceiling of water<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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</div><div> My surf housing is brand new. At only two weeks old, I am still trying to work out the kinks. Such as the following image. To control the aperture and shutter speed, Spinning dials are used. If the dials are pressed down, then it is possible for the surf to spin the dials and change the setting. This is what happend to the following image ( sadly probably the best of the day).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F6ICL1jsr5I/TcWkR2n6MzI/AAAAAAAAHCk/n94te4xb0_Y/s1600/stormy+surf+-+Version+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F6ICL1jsr5I/TcWkR2n6MzI/AAAAAAAAHCk/n94te4xb0_Y/s320/stormy+surf+-+Version+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image strait from camera, f/18 1/1000 iso 400</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shore break on a stormy Northshore day </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Luckily I was able to save the image in post op. I doubt I will use the image for anything other then showing you guys how my Friday went.<br />
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I believe that diving below the surface on a breath hold allows me a different type of interaction with the marine environment then those of scuba. However, my life depends on my physical fitness. Since I moved back to Hawaii to be a professional underwater photographer, I figured I better start training like one.</div><div><br />
</div><div> Along with the usual push ups, sit ups and running, I have been focusing on Hill sprints, and Breath hold tables. </div><div><br />
</div><div> I started off with a simple O2 table. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aCc-nO7Dt38/TcNB07KTDZI/AAAAAAAAHCM/1IYn9xvE23Y/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+2.08.32+PM.png" 1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aCc-nO7Dt38/TcNB07KTDZI/AAAAAAAAHCM/1IYn9xvE23Y/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-05+at+2.08.32+PM.png" alt=“Breath hold tables for Freediving and spearfishing training" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While a three minute hold is well within my ability, I still found this table to be extremely uncomfortable. Contracts where painful, most likely due to the lack of flexibility in my chest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> added some diaphragm stretches to my weekly routine ( see my tutorial on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOTwYhqSlxA">youtube </a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My next table was a co2 table </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uqMcVMHzOks/TcNB3fzPQZI/AAAAAAAAHCQ/jsDml47gEF4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-04+at+8.01.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uqMcVMHzOks/TcNB3fzPQZI/AAAAAAAAHCQ/jsDml47gEF4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-04+at+8.01.03+PM.png" alt=“Breath hold tables for Freediving and spearfishing training" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found this session to be extremely easy. I didn't get contractions until my 6th hold and they were very light. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On an interesting note, Brittany was counting my heart rate and around the 5th hold and on, she had difficulty finding a radial pulse, a good indication that I was shunting blood. </div><div><br />
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I have now had a couple chances to test theses litte guys out, both indoors and outdoors and I am VERY impressed.<br />
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Advance lighting assignment<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> ( no I am no longer enrolled at AIS, but that doesn't stop the homework!) :</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Black on black</span><br />
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I set up a studio in my bedroom,<br />
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A bed sheet is used for my background. I used one Yn560 attached to the tv for my main light, at full power, and flagged with a square piece of foam. Reflectors where then placed strategically around the Carbonio fins to highlight as needed. I noticed the bottom was having problems being lit, so I added a second Yn560 set to low power, as a key light on the floor.<br />
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Results:<br />
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</span></div> So for this birthday, I decided to celebrate by having a fun photo shoot with Brit. Her Auntie was nice enough to get a very fancy private pool arranged for us to use ( thank you ). The pool itself was absolutely amazing. It was so clean the water was as clear as air! <br />
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I started off by using my 50mm lens. I really want to perfect my ability with this lens as I think it's a mandatory portrait lens even for underwater use. <br />
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<a action="" broussard"="" by="" derek,="" derek="" href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/%20title=" photographer,="" underwater=""><img alt="underwater portrait, by underwater photographer, derek broussard, actionbyderek.com" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Underwater/People/BDAY-photoshoot/MG0015/1245671353_uYoux-S.jpg" title="Underwater portrait by underwater photographer Derek Broussard, actionbyderek" /></a><br />
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Next, some wide angle shots in the deep end of the pool. <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/" title="underwater photographer derek broussard,"><img alt="Underwater fashion, " src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Underwater/People/BDAY-photoshoot/MG0039/1245672530_JZUg9-S.jpg" title="underwater fashion shoot created by derek broussard, action by derek" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/" title="underwater photographer derek broussard"><img alt="underwater model diving into the water" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Underwater/People/BDAY-photoshoot/MG0027-Version-2/1244737778_sYqs2-S.jpg" title="underwater model diving into the water" /></a><br />
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Then over to the shallow end of the pool. <br />
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Last week I gave a final presentation on my photography business plan, and while it was well received it was still just a presentation. The moment the wheels touched the ground I was no longer a student, but an artist trying to break my way into the professional world.<br />
These first couple months are going to be spent getting a feel for the profession on the island, updating my portfolio and creating a promotional packet. However by the next 12 months I expect to be in full swing as a professional photographer.<br />
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My networking graph <br />
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I have only briefly tested them, and they did flash. Even when synced to my cowboy studio radio slave.<br />
<br />
looks like only time will tell on how durable these $75 flashes actually are<br />
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Will post some images soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<br />
Still fighting the war with my lingering cold, coupled with disgusting weather I decided to shoot my water in the studio and stay dry. <br />
Placing a plexi bottom and using one off camera speedlight 45* behind the scene, we started throwing handfuls of water onto the base. Hopefully snapping the shutter right before the water would hit. <br />
<br />
The art of throwing water is much more difficult then imagined. Even so I walked away with a few images. <br />
<br />
The first being " The Dancer" <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/Throwing-water-into-shapes/16165965_sKcUL#1213878858_Cmgg9-A-LB" title="Water turned into dancer"><img alt="water photography, art, water, throwing water, derek broussard" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/Throwing-water-into-shapes/IMG0230/1213878858_Cmgg9-S.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
<br />
"puppet mater" <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/Throwing-water-into-shapes/16165965_sKcUL#1213879198_T4oGp-A-LB" title="water puppet"><img alt="water photography, art, water, throwing water, derek broussard" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/Throwing-water-into-shapes/IMG0228/1213879198_T4oGp-S.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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The sprinter <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/Throwing-water-into-shapes/16165965_sKcUL#1213880880_oPXcJ-A-LB" title="water sprinter"><img alt="water photography, art, water, throwing water, derek broussard" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/Throwing-water-into-shapes/IMG0237/1213880880_oPXcJ-S.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
<br />
And a randon blob <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/Throwing-water-into-shapes/16165965_sKcUL#1213880653_HJ6Rj-A-LB" title=""><img alt="" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/Throwing-water-into-shapes/IMG0224/1213880653_HJ6Rj-S.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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<br />
Shooting through a plastic aquarium: <br />
water bubbles <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Art/water-experiment-1/16082495_6XbQ3#1206985253_Wh3Br-A-LB" title="water"><img alt="Water, derek broussard" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1206985253_Wh3Br-S.jpg" title="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<br />
LINE SHAPE AND FORM of the human body<br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/" title=" nude woman underwater"><img alt="Nude woman, underwater photography, line shape and form, art, derek broussard" src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1190535424_y6RLN-M.jpg" title="nude woman underwater" /></a><br />
<br />
I was really going for the light ripples carving the shape of the human body.<br />
<br />
The next day new location, deeper water:<br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com" title="Underwater photographs by derek Broussard"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1244544885_fkBKD-M.jpg" title="Beautifull woman swims all natural in the ocean." alt="Beautifull woman swims all natural in the ocean."></a><br />
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<br />
My last dive of the trip ended epicly, with a week old calf, mother, and grandmother swimming by us. <br />
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<br />
However in the past freediving macro has been a HUGE Bane in my freediving, The 100mm macro lens is just way to slow and challenging to compose while on a breath hold floating around. The few times I have tried, I have come out of the water completely pissed! <br />
<br />
So why should this time be any different? <br />
<br />
two words...<br />
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<br />
"Focus ring" I'll be focusing the lens myself<br />
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<br />
Other then the ripping current in the Washington channel the shoot went surprisingly well. <br />
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(wB and cropped to fit the composition) <br />
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As a photographer we need to be in complete control of our work, lighting, composition, models, all rely on our control to get the "shot" <br />
If at any point we fail to have control we only have "grab shots" <br />
<br />
Here are my grab shots of babies swimming lessons ...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/15638144_SN3hw#1172926518_JKb4P-A-LB" title="underwater babies"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/MG0115/1172926518_JKb4P-M.jpg" title="underwater babies, water baby" alt="swimming babies, underwater babies, water baby, underwater photographer, underwater portrait, derek broussard, action by derek"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/15638144_SN3hw#1172927294_vaP6k-A-LB" title="water babies"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/MG0229/1172927294_vaP6k-M.jpg" alt="swimming babies, underwater babies, water baby, underwater photographer, underwater portrait, derek broussard, action by derek" title="water babies "></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/15638144_SN3hw#1172923233_3dL9J-A-LB" title="water babies"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/MG0212/1172923233_3dL9J-M.jpg" alt="swimming babies, underwater babies, water baby, underwater photographer, underwater portrait, derek broussard, action by derek" title="water babies"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/15638144_SN3hw#1172925242_32tqp-A-LB" title="water babies"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/MG0220/1172925242_32tqp-M.jpg" alt="swimming babies, underwater babies, water baby, underwater photographer, underwater portrait, derek broussard, action by derek" title="water baby, baby swims underwater"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/15638144_SN3hw#1172926843_gESoq-A-LB" title="water babies"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/waterbabies/MG0203/1172926843_gESoq-M.jpg" alt="swimming babies, underwater babies, water baby, underwater photographer, underwater portrait, derek broussard, action by derek" title="baby swims underwater"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<br />
Stopped at Madison creek falls <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/Ruby-beach/15567575_sk5re#1166267040_BBsbK-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1166267040_BBsbK-M.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br />
<br />
climbed the 50ft moss covered wall to capture an unusual angle <br />
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/Ruby-beach/15567575_sk5re#1166271803_EE2M2-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1166271803_EE2M2-M.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br />
<br />
You can see Carlos framed by the tree branches to give perspective <br />
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<br />
Then off to Ruby beach. <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/Ruby-beach/15567575_sk5re#1166267972_jedrJ-A-LB"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1166267972_jedrJ-M.jpg"></a><br />
<br />
some crazy white wash... way out far I could make out some over head waves...all monster mush tho. <br />
<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/Ruby-beach/15567575_sk5re#1166267551_GLz6V-A-LB"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1166267551_GLz6V-M.jpg"></a><br />
<br />
Played in the white wash with my g10 <br />
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/Ruby-beach/15567575_sk5re#1166268065_NTD9d-A-LB"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1166268065_NTD9d-M.jpg"></a><br />
The ocean was cold! <br />
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I thought we were going to get an epic sunset, with the high wispy clouds and all... but <br />
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<a href="http://www.actionbyderek.com/Other/Ruby-beach/15567575_sk5re#1166266959_CHarA-A-LB"><img src="http://www.actionbyderek.com/photos/1166266959_CHarA-M.jpg"></a><br />
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and then I realized I left my 500 dollar canon speedlight at the water fall.... it wasn't there when we returned.. Blah.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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